Best win rate in the field at 14% (1 in 7 races), freshly off a Leopardstown victory last week—this is a horse in form and clearly suited by this 1m trip. The major concern is a brutal record on right-handed galloping tracks (0 wins from 6), and Bellewstown fits that profile, making this an awkward puzzle despite the market confidence at 4.0.
Best career win rate in field (1 in 7)Market favourite (4.0)
Wearing cheekpiecesFresh (286 days off)Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Co-rated at the top by the expert but hasn't raced for 286 days—the longest absence in the field—and carries a winless record from 9 starts with just one place finish. This is a horse that flatters on paper but the data shows gradual decline, not a horse about to breakthrough after nearly a year away.
Wearing hoodWon 1 of last 5Raced here beforeWon at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
Second-longest odds at 8.0 and the key advantage here is an exceptional soft ground record: 1 win from 3 starts (33%), which stands out sharply against the field. Recent 3rd at Leopardstown by just 0.8L shows he's competitive, though his one win came nearly a year ago and the overall record is modest at 1 from 18 races.
Never raced on soft ground and arrives with a brutal record: 0 wins and 0 places from 9 starts. Recent form shows she's simply not competitive (4th best of the bad results, 55 days ago), making this an extremely difficult horse to back.
S. Tormey(7)
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T. G McCourt
· 7yo
· 9st 0lb
· OR 43
FormTrack
6.8
Won 0 of last 5Raced here beforeWon at this distance 2 times
TrackLab Insight
One of the more successful horses here with 4 career wins and explicitly mentioned by the expert as 4 points off the pace—soft ground suits him (1 win from 6 starts at 17%). However, he's never won at Bellewstown in 9 attempts and recent form is poor (8th at Dundalk 10 days ago), which tempers the appeal.
One of the more successful in the field (4 career wins)
Wearing tongue strapFresh (148 days off)Won 0 of last 5Won here 1 time
TrackLab Insight
Most experienced horse in the field with 81 races behind her, but that experience includes zero wins from 12 starts on soft ground—a major red flag for today. Despite respectable record on heavier ground elsewhere, recent form is poor (14th at Navan 148 days ago) and she's never won at three key tracks including Navan.
Wearing tongue strapWon 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Never raced on soft ground and arrives without a win from 12 attempts—this is genuinely tough data to ignore. Recent form shows decline (6th and 11th) and 19 days away from the track suggests this is not a horse ready to break through on unfamiliar conditions.
Never raced on soft ground and finished 12th at Leopardstown just 19 days ago—the question marks around this horse's suitability to today's conditions are substantial. One win from 11 races is a modest return, and the risk profile here is high.
Wearing tongue strapWon 0 of last 5Raced here before
TrackLab Insight
Never raced on soft ground and just one win from 32 races over 11 months ago—this is a horse that struggles to find winners. Recent form is poor (13th at Naas 34 days ago) and the record on soft ground is completely blank, making him unsuited to today.
Fresh (75 days off)Won 0 of last 5Won at this distance 3 times
TrackLab Insight
Three straight top-3 finishes is the standout positive, but that momentum ended 75 days ago with an 11th at Leopardstown—he's been off the boil since. Never won on soft ground and the recent form spike is stale; at 8 years old, this horse is unlikely to re-find that spark today.
Won at this course & distanceWearing cheekpiecesWon 0 of last 5Won here 1 timeWon at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
Has won at this course and distance (Bellewstown, August 2023) and shows excellent form on good-to-yielding ground (1 win from 3), but soft is not his surface: 0 wins from 3 starts on it. Recent form is poor (10th, 8th, 9th across last three) and the overall record is thin at 1 win from 29 races.
Lowest rated, 8lbs below averageHas won over this course and distance
Lightly raced with only 3 career runs and nothing on the board—this is data so thin it's nearly transparent. Heavy defeats at both recent outings (19L and 26L beaten) suggest he's simply not competitive at this level yet.
Never raced on soft ground and winless from 11 attempts with just 2 places—this is a horse making up the numbers. Recent runs show consistent heavy defeats (8th, 15th, 13th across last three outings), making this a difficult profile to support at any odds.
Never raced on soft ground and winless from 4 starts with no places—this is a complete non-runner. Recent form reads 8-8-12-17, a consistent pattern of running in the rear, making him one of the weakest profiles in the field.
J. Cleary(5)
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L. McAteer
· 6yo
· 8st 11lb
· OR 40
FormTrack
0.7
Won 0 of last 5Raced here beforeWon at this distance 1 time
TrackLab Insight
Lowest weight in the field but carries the heaviest data burden: just 1 win from 29 races and never won on soft ground (0 from 3 starts). Poor recent form (10th at Bellewstown 54 days ago) and a record that screams this horse doesn't win races, even with the weight advantage.
Wearing blinkersQuick turnaroundWon 0 of last 5Won at this distance 8 times
TrackLab Insight
Expert's top pick at 9.6 with the best record at this trip (8 wins from 29 races, 28%), but runs again after just 5 days following a 6th and 5th at Leopardstown—freshness is a concern. Excellent on standard-to-slow ground (33% win rate), which suits soft conditions, though recent trend shows finishing out of the places, suggesting fatigue from quick turnaround.
Best record at this trip (8 from 29)Runs again after just 5 days
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